60NYT > Markus Wolftopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/markus_wolf/index.html?rss=1News about Markus Wolf, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usSun 02 Aug 2015 18:48:59 -0400http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comThey Came in From the Cold Warhttp://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/weekinreview/12excerpts.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssExcerpts from Markus Wolf’s memoir, “Man Without a Face,” chronicling his 34 years directing the foreign intelligence service of East Germany’s Ministry of State Security, or Stasi.By THE NEW YORK TIMESSun, 12 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/weekinreview/12excerpts.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSpymasters: A Final Exit, and a New Beginninghttp://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/weekinreview/12risen.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/weekinreview/12risen.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2006/11/12/weekinreview/12risen_CA0.75.75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Robert M. Gates steps back into the limelight as his longtime cold war adversary Markus Wolf takes his final curtain call.By JAMES RISENSun, 12 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/weekinreview/12risen.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMarkus Wolf, German Spy, Dies at 83http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/10/world/europe/10wolf.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/10/world/europe/10wolf.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2006/11/10/world/10wolf_75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The famously elusive East German spymaster’s feats of espionage were the stuff of cold war legend.By MARK LANDLERFri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/10/world/europe/10wolf.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssEast German Spymaster Takes Secrets to Jailhttp://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/16/world/east-german-spymaster-takes-secrets-to-jail.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMore than eight years after the collapse of the Berlin wall, and two failed attempts to put Markus Wolf behind bars, a court in Frankfurt jailed the former East German spymaster today for refusing to identify an agent he ran in the cold war. Once...By ALAN COWELLFri, 16 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/16/world/east-german-spymaster-takes-secrets-to-jail.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssEast German Spy Chief Has No Right to Free Speech in U.S.http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/23/opinion/l-east-german-spy-chief-has-no-right-to-free-speech-in-us-779881.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: Peter W. Bernstein (Op-Ed, June 17), the publisher of Times Books, assumes incorrectly that his client, Markus Wolf, the former East German spymaster, has a right to enter the United States to accept speaking invitations and to...Mon, 23 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/23/opinion/l-east-german-spy-chief-has-no-right-to-free-speech-in-us-779881.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssEast German Spymaster Is No Yasir Arafathttp://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/19/opinion/l-east-german-spymaster-is-no-yasir-arafat-728241.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: Only P. T. Barnum, who is alleged to have said, ''There's a sucker born every minute,'' could have read with calm Peter W. Bernstein's ''Who's Afraid of Markus Wolf?'' (Op-Ed, June 17). Does Mr. Bernstein plan to introduce Mr. Wolf...Thu, 19 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/19/opinion/l-east-german-spymaster-is-no-yasir-arafat-728241.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssEast German Spymaster Is No Yasir Arafathttp://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/19/opinion/l-east-german-spymaster-is-no-yasir-arafat-716090.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: At least Peter W. Bernstein is being straight with us when he says that as Markus Wolf's publisher, he wants the former East German uber-spy ''in the country promoting his book'' (Op-Ed, June 17). And while I agree with Mr....Thu, 19 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/19/opinion/l-east-german-spymaster-is-no-yasir-arafat-716090.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWho's Afraid of Markus Wolf?http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/17/opinion/who-s-afraid-of-markus-wolf.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMarkus Wolf, for nearly 34 years the head of East Germany's Ministry of State Security, or Stasi, and perhaps the greatest spymaster of modern times, wants to visit the United States to promote his just-published autobiography. But if he shows up,...By Peter W. BernsteinTue, 17 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/17/opinion/who-s-afraid-of-markus-wolf.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssEast German Ex-Master of Infiltration Now Can't Even Get Visahttp://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/08/world/east-german-ex-master-of-infiltration-now-can-t-even-get-visa.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe cold war may be over, but ''the man without a face'' is still a man without a visa. Markus Wolf, who directed East Germany's foreign espionage for 34 years, is trying once again to visit the United States, this time for a book tour --...By STEVEN LEE MYERSSun, 08 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/08/world/east-german-ex-master-of-infiltration-now-can-t-even-get-visa.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssQUESTIONS FOR: Markus Wolfhttp://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/01/magazine/questions-for-markus-wolf.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMarkus Wolf's new book, ''Man Without a Face,'' covers his days as East Germany's chief spy during the Cold War. He's still forbidden to enter the United States. Q: What's the most effective tool used to recruit agents -- sex or money? A: We...Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/01/magazine/questions-for-markus-wolf.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss